GITESH PANDYACNN Analyst
BoxOfficeGuru.com
GITESH PANDYA is a film industry journalist, media consultant, and producer. He is the Editor of BoxOfficeGuru.com, an industry site he founded ten years ago. He is the on-air box office analyst for CNN International and hosts a weekly movie preview each Friday on "World News Asia" which is broadcast live around the world. In addition, he contributes box office analysis to news programs on CNN Headline News, CNBC, Fox News Channel, and other national media outlets.
Pandya is also a media consultant for Indian-themed films such as "Bend It Like Beckham," "The Namesake," "Monsoon Wedding," "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle," and "Water." His clients include Fox Searchlight, Focus Features, New Line Cinema, MGM, and Miramax. He creates South Asian marketing and distribution strategies for these films as well as for Bollywood releases for the North American market.
He also produced the award-winning comedy "American Desi" and is the Executive Producer of the upcoming feature film "Hiding Divya".